California State University-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Large

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $2,385. 55% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $62,555 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $14,576.

Average net price
$2,385
per year Verified data
Completion rate
55%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$62,555
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$14,576
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$7,530
Out-of-state tuition and fees$20,850
Average cost of attendance$17,767
Books and supplies$1,078
Room and board, on campus$20,526
Average net price, all aided students$2,385
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$1,364
Average net price, family income over $110,000$13,082

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
91%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
Data unavailable
ACT composite range, middle 50%
Data unavailable
Undergraduate enrollment
19,562
Graduate enrollment
3,577
Students receiving Pell grants
70%
Student to faculty ratio
21 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time55%
Completion within normal time27%
First-year retention (full-time)72%
Median federal debt, graduates$14,576
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$166
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$15,522
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry72%
1 year after completion$41,089
4 years after completion$59,756
6 years after entry$50,155
8 years after entry$58,438
10 years after entry$62,555
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $62,555; the middle half earned $41,325 to $88,083. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at California State University-Los Angeles

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

157 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (3)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
CIP 51.31
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bachelor's degree (61)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Air Transportation
CIP 49.01 · No credentials fully online
34$50,418Suppressed for privacy
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online
22$32,391$15,615
Area Studies
CIP 05.01 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online
25$45,944$14,614
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
172$37,457$16,602
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
872$46,508$13,750
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
25$45,033$12,086
Civil Engineering
CIP 14.08 · No credentials fully online
78$67,271$13,625
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28
$31,203$9,112
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CIP 51.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
118$37,056$13,625
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
161Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
184$58,344$12,687
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
101$50,535$10,000
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
385$38,491$11,000
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
CIP 51.31 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
28$31,881Suppressed for privacy
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.03 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
21$50,170Suppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
42$72,677$23,000
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
CIP 15.00 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering, General
CIP 14.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
97$27,980$18,518
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online
25$32,691Suppressed for privacy
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
CIP 19.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
161$29,031$12,750
Fire Protection
CIP 43.02 · No credentials fully online
38$61,998$15,000
Food Science and Technology
CIP 01.10 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graphic Communications
CIP 10.03 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
CIP 51.00 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
52$29,179$13,555
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.06 · No credentials fully online
22$48,926$11,000
Information Science/Studies
CIP 11.04 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
CIP 30.23 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Journalism
CIP 09.04 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
143$36,926$13,520
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
18$46,274Suppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online
116$72,518$14,788
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
CIP 26.05 · No credentials fully online
8$45,121Suppressed for privacy
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
38$27,448$22,485
Natural Sciences
CIP 30.18 · No credentials fully online
65$43,186$13,500
Nutrition Sciences
CIP 30.19 · No credentials fully online
50$31,223$12,500
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
68$40,051$13,875
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
420Suppressed for privacy$15,000
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online
161$42,080$15,248
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07 · No credentials fully online
167$28,332$14,125
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
128$104,058$20,500
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
48$38,571$12,614
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online
0$38,729$15,000
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
27$40,497Suppressed for privacy
Social Sciences, General
CIP 45.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
217$39,621$15,000
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
319$39,332$12,500
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
232$31,396$12,602
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
358$36,338$11,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Post-baccalaureate certificate (8)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Biotechnology
CIP 26.12
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Nutrition Sciences
CIP 30.19
Suppressed for privacy$19,975
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38
Suppressed for privacy$14,500
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (58)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
25$79,969Suppressed for privacy
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online
6$51,666Suppressed for privacy
Area Studies
CIP 05.01 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biotechnology
CIP 26.12 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
132$85,370Suppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Civil Engineering
CIP 14.08 · No credentials fully online
19Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
23$85,769Suppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
22$41,984Suppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
80Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
27Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03
$66,109Suppressed for privacy
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
CIP 51.31 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · No credentials fully online
47$64,548Suppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
19Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05 · Some credentials fully online
26Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
17$94,622Suppressed for privacy
Engineering, General
CIP 14.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering-Related Fields
CIP 15.15 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
15$50,204Suppressed for privacy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
20$76,848Suppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
15$39,272Suppressed for privacy
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Materials Engineering
CIP 14.18 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online
12$99,093Suppressed for privacy
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
24$68,967Suppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Nutrition Sciences
CIP 30.19 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · No credentials fully online
30$77,697Suppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online
29$62,670Suppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
46$127,145Suppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Security Science and Technology
CIP 43.04 · No credentials fully online
20$66,343Suppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
160$73,466Suppressed for privacy
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
CIP 13.09 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
21$59,061Suppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
63$89,011Suppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · No credentials fully online
85$73,140Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Visual and Performing Arts, General
CIP 50.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (23)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
CIP 13.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biotechnology
CIP 26.12 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
CIP 51.31 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Gerontology
CIP 30.11 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Nutrition Sciences
CIP 30.19 · No credentials fully online
29Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Real Estate
CIP 52.15 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · No credentials fully online
37Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (3)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
13$96,577Suppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Professional degree (JD, MD, and similar) (1)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 110592, OPEID 001140. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.